The Russell 2000 index, which tracks smaller company stocks, rose 1.63, or 0.3 percent, to 509.06.
Overseas, Japan's Nikkei stock average finished 1.6 percent higher Friday. In Europe, France's CAC-40 fell 0.8 percent, Britain's FTSE 100 declined 0.1 percent and Germany's DAX index dropped 1.7 percent.
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